One of the biggest surprises of the 2010-11 NHL season thus far has been the absence of Alexander Ovechkin's name amongst the league leaders in goals.
While Ovechkin endured his second nine game scoring drought in the last calendar year, the Capitals have struggled, batting just .500 over their last 10 games.
Over the weekend, Ovechkin finally broke out of the slump with a one-timer against Dallas and followed that up with a beautiful goal against Toronto on Monday. While it's always encouraging to see the team's best players step their games up, the team has put together a string of disappointing performances.
Though the Capitals have built a large cushion, currently standing at six points, over the rest of the Southeast division, they can't be losing three straight games to teams that didn't qualify for the playoffs the previous season.
On Monday, after the Capitals built a 4-1 lead in the second period, they allowed the Leafs to climb back in the third period and knot the game at four.
After the game, Leafs coach Ron Wilson (a former Washington bench boss) said the Capitals looked "li ...
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Alex Ovechkin Emerges From Slump, Washington Capitals Enter One of Their Own
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